tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post3760658152703374292..comments2024-03-28T07:19:18.670-07:00Comments on the joy of sox: John Henry: In A "Particularly Challenging" Offseason, Trading Mookie Betts Was "One Of The Toughest, Most Difficult Decisions We Have Had To Make"allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-67660482844072129982020-02-18T08:13:51.300-08:002020-02-18T08:13:51.300-08:00Nicely assessed all around.
Appreciate this site. ...Nicely assessed all around.<br />Appreciate this site. kwichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11559907140216596073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-29621075842732208192020-02-18T06:09:49.818-08:002020-02-18T06:09:49.818-08:00"When has it ever been a smart idea to run a ..."When has it ever been a smart idea to run a baseball team (in this case, a team worth several billion dollars) according to the fickle whims of the fan base, which is ignorant of a lot of inside information and possesses about 50,000 different opinions? If some fans don't care about Boston's return for Betts, then they aren't serious fans."<br /><br />I don't think fan anger about the trade is based on a "fickle whim." I don't think Boston fans have 50,000 different opinions about Mookie Betts. We may be ignorant about a lot of insider things, but we are somewhat capable of judging what we've lost and completely capable of knowing our own feelings about what we've lost--and we go the ballpark not to admire the canny insider moves of <i>John Henry</i> in right field or at the plate.<br /><br />The ownership has to consider fan reaction if it expects to fill seats.johngoldfinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09322562737172405323noreply@blogger.com